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LANTERN.

No. 245,541 Patented Aug, 9,1881.

UNrrEn STATES GEORGE NEIDENBERGER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 245,547, dated August 9, 1881.

L Application led June'l, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE NEIDENBER- GER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented Improvements in Lanterns, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to those lanterns constructed with air-tubes extending from the top to the burner.

My improvement consists, first, in combining witha lantern air-tubes communicating by their upper ends with an air-chamber provided with perforations and openings andperl'orated plates of metal, said openings and perforated plates heilig located directly over the tops of the tubes, as and for the purpose hereinafter described.

My improvement consists, secondly, in combining` with a lantern an air chamber constructed with a fiat under side, having openings for insertion of or connection to the air! tubes, and having per'orations for admitting air, verticalinner side, and an outer side, having openings located over the openingsin thev under side, as set forth hereinafter.

My improvement consists, thirdly, in combining with air-tubes andan air-chamber l0- cated thereon bail-ears secured to the airtubes and air-cha1nher in a peculiar way, as hereinafter set fort-h.

In order that myinvention maybe i'ully understood, I will proceed to describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side view of lnyimproved lantern, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a top view of the annular air-chamber detached. Fig. 3 isa view ofthe under side thereof. Fig. 4 is a top view of a modification in which portions of the annular air-chamberare dispensed with, thus forming a distinct air-chamber for each air-tube. Fig. 5 is an under-side view thereof.

A represents the base, B the oilreservoir, O the wick-tube, D the burner, and E the lower air-chamber, all of which may be of any approved construction.

G Gare two air-tubes legtdin gfrom the cham.- ber E upwardly to and supporting an annular air-chamber, F, Figs. l, 2, and 3, or two airchambers F and F', Figs. Itand 5, secured together by a wire ring, F2. The air-chamber F is formed with at under side, f, having openings f for the air-tubes GG and perforations or holes M, vertical inner side, f2, and inclined or rounded outer side, f3, having the openings N over the tube-openin gs f', protected by a perforated plate or wire-gauze, a.

H is the top of the lantern, hinged to airchamber at 7L, and provided with a ange, I, which fits the top of a globe, K, having a seat, L.

A lamp-guard surrounding the body of the lantern, and consisting of wire rings O and connecting-straps l?, may be employed.

Q represents ears attached atq and g to the air chamber or chambers and air-tubes, respectively, and forming a secure connection for the bail R.

It will be observed that by locating the bail attachment in the manner shown a secure hold is obtained on the body of the lantern.

The perforations M may be in the outer side of the air-chamber, if preferred, as shown in Fig. et, or in the inner side. It will be observed that the modication shown in Figs. 4 and 5 merely shows isolated portions of the annular chamberrenioved and a wire ring, F2, substituted therefor.

Having thus described my invention, the following` is what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. The combination, in alantern, ofthe tubes G, communicating by their upper ends with chamber F, provided with perforations M and openings N, and perforated plates of metal a, said openings and perforated plates being 1ocated directly over the tops ofthe tubes, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In alantern, the air-chamber F, constructed with flat under side, j', having openingsj" and perforations M, vertical inner side, f2, and outer side,f3, having openings N, located over the openings in the under side, in combination with the air-tubes G G.

3. In a lantern, the combination, with the chamber F and tubes GG, entering the under side of said chamber, of the ears Q and bail R, the said ears being secured to the air-chamber at q and to the tubes at q', as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in roo presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE NEIDENBERGER.

Witnesses:

H. GAA, HERMAN HEss. 

